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take-off to complete tasks, before landing. Campaigns are more elaborate mission sequences. Multiplayer was a mode that allowed you to fly online with other players, fly in formations, and engage in dog-fights. Training
Missions are missions that teach you dogfighting techniques and the basics of flight.
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314:See also
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